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"We're living in rad times!" ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Send $$ to RadTimes!! --> (See ** at end.) ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Contents: --IMC FTAA SPECIAL NEWS BLAST | Saturday, April 21, 2001 --IAC- REPORT FROM QUEBEC CITY --Quebec City, Day Two: Policing The People --Quebec police defend tactics --Police defend gas tactic --Woman denies terrorist label --Report on Cornwall action (Mohawk crossing) --Arrests Now Total 450 --Police, demonstrators clash again at Quebec summit --Police and protesters exchange tear gas as violence rocks Quebec City again --68,000 March In Quebec --Police fire water cannon, tear gas in Quebec City =================================================================== From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [IMC-News] [IMC FTAA SPECIAL NEWS BLAST | Saturday, April 21, 2001] Date: Sun, 22 Apr 2001 02:21:45 -0700 IMC FTAA SPECIAL NEWS BLAST | Saturday, April 21, 2001 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ A compilation of breaking stories, photos, video, and audio from the Independent Media Center Network on Saturday, April 21, 2001 covering the Summit of the Americas -- FTAA (Free Trade Area of the Americas) negotiation and solidarity actions worldwide. Stay tuned for more coverage. http://www.indymedia.org/ftaa +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ SUMMARY OF TODAY'S BREAKING NEWS Police continued to confront protesters with teargas and fire hoses on the streets of Quebec City, while 30,000 labor, community, and environmental activists linked arms for a march through downtown. From Vermont to Seattle to San Diego, protesters numbering in the tens of thousands engaged in solidarity actions along the borders. Today's activities have demonstrated a marked escalation of police enforcement measures, including the shutdown of an activist medical center in Quebec and reports of police harassment of Independent Media Center journalists. Relentless, media activists have continued to provide blow-by-blow coverage while under challenging, and sometimes threatening, conditions. Statements were released from Vermont and San Diego Independent Media Centers in solidarity with indigenous struggles around the world for freedom and democracy. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ WHAT IS THE IMC NEWS BLAST? Once again, the Independent Media Centers (IMCs) are reporting live from the streets -- capturing and distributing some of the most exciting and historical media ever produced. Follow along as grassroots media-makers document and distribute across the Web live and near-live coverage of the FTAA protests in Quebec City and solidarity protests across the Americas. At least 12 out of 60 Independent Media Centers worldwide (listed at www.indymedia.org/ftaa) are posting raw and up-to-the-minute coverage of FTAA-related events throughout the April 20-22 weekend. We will be synthesizing the best of this content for you in a series of regular news blasts. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ FOCUS ON FTAA 30,000 to 50,000 demonstrators have already filled the streets of Quebec, and thousands more have staged solidarity demonstrations this weekend in what has become an uprising of opposition to closed and elite international trade negotiations. Demonstrators charge that these global trade agreements only serve the interests and privileges of capital, while the most basic rights and interests of citizens, consumers, workers and the environment are perpetually recast as "trade barriers." As anti-globalization protests continue to grow around the world, the use of police-state enforcement tactics has also stepped up, increasingly denying the basic democratic rights of those who speak out. Hundreds have been injured, many seriously, as the police use teargas, fire hoses, and brutality to silence the demonstrators. In Quebec, reports confirm that the police have shut down the demonstrators' medical center, and the Media Center has begun to offer space to treat injured activists. Injuries in Quebec include a 7 month old baby who is suffering from teargas exposure, and a demonstrator who was shot in the neck with a rubber bullet and remains in serious condition. Rather than thwarting the grassroots movement against corporate globalization, militant police repression has resulted in more widespread and defiant demonstrations. Inherent in this commitment is the role of the independent media activists, determined to bring truthful reports from the front lines. With hundreds of media activists currently in Quebec City and hundreds more participating around the world, IMC coverage is immediate and authentic. Background information and analysis is available on most of the sites covering FTAA events to bring you up to speed, along with live coverage which would otherwise be lost or ignored. This is media democracy in its most vibrant and truthful form, with a refreshing and captivating range of perspectives you won¹t find anywhere else. But the power and success of the IMC Network rests in more than the individual expression of our diverse perspectives. The IMC Network is also on the forefront of a grassroots media convergence to which mainstream outlets merely pay token attention. The uploading and downloading of photos, audio and video content by thousands of media activists is creating a new form of revolution. From Chiapas to Brazil to Israel to Quebec City, the IMCs put you in the middle of the dialogue. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ FTAA COVERAGE - BY REGION **CANADA** ====== IMC QUEBEC / CMAQ - http://quebec.indymedia.org/ Police Repression Continues Amid Reports of Summit Cancellation News continues to pour in to the Quebec Independent Media Center (CMAQ) on a minute-by-minute basis as the CMAQ staffers barricade our headquarters with clothing and blankets to prevent tear gas from drifting into our newsroom. http://quebec.indymedia.org/viewarticle.ch2?articleid=1283&language=english 85 confirmed arrests, 50 unconfirmed Arrests: There have been 85 arrests confirmed thus far. Confirmation means that we have received calls from these people in jail. There are additional reports of over 50 arrests that have been witnessed by legal observers and the media. http://quebec.indymedia.org/viewarticle.ch2?articleid=1348&language=english ====== IMC MONTREAL - http://montreal.indymedia.org Unions March Against the FTAA Thousands of people mill around the environs of the Human Resources Development Building of Canada. A large, Victorian building is offset by a modern steel-and-glass building with space in front carved out between the St. Charles River on one side and the highway on the other side. http://montreal.indymedia.org/front.php3?article_id=536&group=webcast ====== IMC VANCOUVER - http://vancouver.indymedia.org 5pm Border still blocked at Blaine. The small march (reported earlier) joined with the "official" march circling around the park. The border was shut down, as planned by the officials. It took a long time just to get everyone through the peace arch and around the park. About one third of the march walked through Canadian customs and then back around into the park. Then they marched down to US customs. The march occupied the customs area for about 20-30 minutes. They chanted "sit-in at the border." http://vancouver.indymedia.org/front.php3?article_id=1196&group=webcast **LATIN AMERICA** ====== IMC BRASIL - http://brazil.indymedia.org Não somos criminosos! Depois da violenta repressão que acabou com a manifestação contra a ALCA na sexta-feira, dia 20, começa a mobilização contra a brutalidade policial. O protesto pacífico de aproximadamente 1500 manifestantes e que contava com bonecos, máscaras e cuspidores de fogo, foi recebido pela polícia militar com cacetetes, balas de borracha e bombas de efeito moral. Mais de 60 manifestantes foram presos (entre eles 38 menores) e estima-se que haja mais de 70 feridos. sangue derramado http://brazil.indymedia.org/front.php3?article_id=1118&group=webcast **UNITED STATES** ====== IMC VERMONT - http://vermont.indymedia.org/ A group of 150 activists gathered today on the US/Canada border near Highgate, VT. Demonstrators held signs next to I-89 voicing their solidarity with protesters in Quebec and in opposition to the FTAA and global capitalism. The rally, which was organized by the VT Mobilization for Global Justice hosted speakers, musicians, poets and other special acts. http://www.vermont.indymedia.org/display.php3?article_id=795&group=webcast ====== IMC MAINE - http://maine.indymedia.org Despite police coming out in full force to the Jackman, and rumors of activists from away coming in and trashing the town, interactions between activists coming in and locals have been overwhelmingly positive. Building Friendships in Jackman, Maine http://maine.indymedia.org/display.php3?article_id=85 Photos from solidarity actions in Jackman. http://maine.indymedia.org/display.php3?article_id=92 ====== IMC BUFFALO - http://buffalo.indymedia.org/ Local Concerns and Comments People gathered at the Squeaky Wheel to find out about the Anti-FTAA protests. We took pamphlets of information and some of us went to the local church. One of the discussions were about how NAFTA wants to create a second Peace Bridge due to the increase of trucks traveling between Canada and Mexico. Another concern was the toxic waste being dumped in Buffalo. The waste comes down from Toronto. There are lands in Buffalo that are contaminated. Another concern was the job market of Buffalo. http://buffalo.indymedia.org/display.php3?article_id=94 ====== IMC SEATTLE - http://seattle.indymedia.org Protestors shut down Washington St./British Columbia Border An estimated four to five thousand dmonstrators shut down the border crossing between the US and Canada at Blaine, WA and Douglas, B.C. for close to two hours. I-5 and the U.S./Canada border was shut down and travelers had to find another way to get across today. Preceeded by a peaceful rally filled with speeches and music, with Reverend Jeffries being the highlight, a crowd of close to 5000 people marched from the rally sight at Peace Arch State Park through the Peace Arch itself. Quebec's "Black Friday" Called "Black Friday" by the local paper Le Soleil, Friday's demonstrations and clashes with police did considerable damage to the image of a controlled orderly society. Of the two large organizing groups, the Anti-Capitalist Convergence (CLAC/ CASA) and the GOMM, it was CLAC that delivered the mightiest impact at disrupting the business-as-usual arrogance of the walled-in business and state leaders at the Summit. http://seattle.indymedia.org/display.php3?article_id=2838&group=webcast ====== IMC SAN FRANCISCO - http://sf.indymedia.org/ftaa/ Near the indymedia, police are using tear gas and water cannons to push people onto the highway as black bloc tries to stop them with rocks and molotov cocktails http://sf.indymedia.org/display.php3?article_id=2900 Caitlin, an eyewitness at the CMAQ (cmaq.net) center has given a description of riot cops shutting down the medical center down the street from the CMAQ center. They forced everyone out at gunpoint, guns level and with red beams affixed, stripping them of their supplies. The police only commanded, "Get out, get out," if even that. They ripped gas masks off of those who had them. The police, with no visible identification, had their own riot gear on with helmets down. The building has now been cut off from service. http://sf.indymedia.org/display.php3?article_id=2905 ====== IMC WASHINGTON DC - http://dc.indymedia.org A gallery of photos from the streets in Quebec. http://dc.indymedia.org/display.php3?article_id=8144 Unions March Against the FTAA Thousands of people mill around the environs of the Human Resources Development Building of Canada. A large, Victorian building is offset by a modern steel-and-glass building with space in front carved out between the St. Charles River on one side and the highway on the other side. http://dc.indymedia.org/display.php3?article_id=8253 ====== IMC SAN DIEGO/LOS ANGELES - http://sandiego.indymedia.org/index.php3 Here in California, we have chosen the San Diego/Tijuana border as the site of our protest. Thousands will gather for a peaceful rally and cultural festival of solidarity and resistance on both sides of the border. To us, the border is a symbol of hatred, dehumanization, exclusion, and exploitation. Why is capital, why is trade, why are products free to move across the border, but human beings are not free to do so, are in fact considered criminals and harassed, jailed, sometimes even shot if they cross the border in an effort to find work to feed their families? http://sandiego.indymedia.org/display.php3?article_id=6062 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ LIVE AUDIO COVERAGE Quebec Radio CMAQ http://microradio.net/radiodesam.pls Philly¹s Radio Volta http://www.radiovolta.org/ DC¹s Studio 2412 http://dc.indymedia.org/audio/ NYC IMC http://nyc.indymedia.org/audio/ Vermont IMC Radio http://vermont.indymedia.org/vtimc.m3u IMC PRINT COVERAGE: Print.Indymedia.org ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ INDEPENDENT MEDIA CENTER The IMC is a decentralized network of independent media makers, organizers, and activists working to increase democracy and social justice by reporting events and producing information as acts of autonomy, resistance, and liberation from corporate control. The IMC was established to cover the WTO protests in Seattle November 1999. Since then, many media activists have set up independent media centers in London, all over Canada and the US, Sydney, Melbourne, Chiapas, Israel, Mexico City, Prague, Belgium, France, Brasil, Argentina, Italy, Germany, Sweden, with more to come. Contact information: IMC-Vermont at 1-802-862-0313. Freely Repost. Distribute widely. =================================================================== IAC - REPORT FROM QUEBEC CITY Following is a report from Quebec City, based on interviews with four organizers for the International Action Center who were in the midst of the action, taped Saturday night (April 21) after the major marches, rallies and confrontations. Jack Smith, Mid-Hudson National People's Campaign, IAC ------------------------- Q: What did you consider were the most important differences between the demonstration yesterday and today? Greg (who photographed the march): The participation of the Canadian and Quebecois labor movement in today's action gave everyone the assurance that there was mass support; and from the working class for the assault on the FTAA. I'd estimate there were 40,000-60,000 people here today between the march and the groups around the city. The Canadian workers know how damaging NAFTA has been to them. Quebec's workers feel threatened by the FTAA as they did by NAFTA. Workers throughout Canada have shown in the past few years they are capable of militant actions themselves. I saw groups of workers today with their own cotton gas masks and goggles. Public workers in Newfoundland recently won 15% raises with just the threat of a strike. Sara (IAC organizer): The labor march and the break-off marches were separate actions, but when you went to the wall to fight you knew that the workers were cheering you on, even those who were not participating. Q. Most of you were at demonstrations against these oppressive international bodies in Washington and then at the protest in Philadelphia of the Republican National Convention. How would you compare them with this one? Gery (youth organizer): This one was more militant. We were out in the streets near the perimeter of the fence last night past midnight and then in action from early this morning, and all that time the demonstrators were standing up to the police. Also, since the police relied on gas ;there were reports of 30 canisters a minute coming at us,and water cannons instead of on arrests, it meant we could stay in action longer without being arrested. There were many demonstrators here from the United States and I think that the good, fighting spirit and solidarity of these days will carry over for the next period just as it did after the experience in Seattle. Deirdre (veteran anti-war activist and socialist writer): There was another tremendous difference. The mass of the population of the city were with us. It wasn't just the workers on the labor march, but also the people who lived in the neighborhoods. Even the shopkeepers who boarded up their shops in fear of the clashes invited us in to use the bathroom or to give us water to wash out our eyes. One person insisted he help us, and told us how my father fought the fascists in the Netherland; as he berated the police. Another woman ran down after us to offer us muffins. There was zero hostility to the demonstrators, including those who were tearing town the fence and fighting the police the hardest. Sara: There was also the advantage that both the movement in Quebec and in all of Canada, and the population in general, is better organized and more politically aware. Our anti-racist, socialist and anti-imperialist literature was accepted with enthusiasm by the crowd. And they also took care of us well. At the school where we stayed the high school students had fought to make it available for the demonstration, they kept it secure and they organized food for those who came to struggle. You had the feeling of being an army with a population behind you. Q: The IAC brought its own political program to the demonstration. How did you participate to bring out these political points? What was your participation? Gery: Our main thrust was to raise the case of Mumia Abu-Jamal. We had hundreds of bright orange flags that read Free Mumia in Spanish, French and English. And we had a big banner that read ;Build global resistance to the capitalist death machine. We marched with these banners in the labor march for an hour, then went over to where there were confrontations at the perimeter. People would see the banner and start chanting Brick by brick, wall by wall, we're going to free Mumia Abu-Jamal. The flags and banners were useful in regrouping the demonstrators when, for example, they had been assaulted by gas or cannon or rubber bullets, which were used more today than yesterday. Sara: The demonstrators were organized into three basic groups: those who would directly challenge the authorities, those who would assist those in direct confrontation which was what the IAC did;and those who attempted to avoid the threat of arrest or attack from the police, although everyone was gassed. Some of the groups like theBlack Bloc; and others were well organized, with grappling hooks, gas masks, etc., to latch onto the wall, accompanying the action with drumming and bugling. Then despite the heavy gas, inspired by the music and the struggle, we would grab onto the rope to help pull down the fence. There was tremendous solidarity among the participants. Q: What do you think the impact of this weekend will be on the developing anti-globalization movement and on the progressive movement in general? Sara: I think this will take the movement far beyond where it was with Seattle. That almost the entire population identified with and supported the most militant actions will give a tremendous impetus to everyone who participated or who will get an honest report of the events. Deirdre: I agree. I haven't experienced anything like this since the days of the movement against the war in Vietnam, in terms of mass support for militant action, and all on a progressive basis. ---------- The IAC may be reached at: International Action Center 39 West 14th Street, Room 206 New York, NY 10011 email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] web: http://www.iacenter.org phone: (212) 633-6646 =================================================================== ZNet Free Update -- Rebick's Second Quebec Report QUEBEC CITY: POLICING THE PEOPLE By Judy Rebick This weekend, the face of Canadian politics has changed. It happened here in Quebec City, at a massive demonstration against globalization. Three things happened: The Peoples' Summit. The Confrontations. And the discovery that there was No Peace for the Peaceful. THE PEOPLES' SUMMIT This was a coalition of unions and non-governmental organizations from across the Americas. Saturday, the summit organized a diverse and colourful demonstration of about 60,000. People marched side-by-side down a six-lane boulevard. It took them about an hour to pass through the Lower Town that afternoon. The crowd was a generous mix of many cultures. There were also giant puppets, street theatre, drumming and a lot of dancing. Emma Goldman would be proud. While thousands of people walked slowly through the lower part of the city, hundreds more - mostly youth - were locked in battles with the police near the famous perimeter surrounding the meeting place of the Summit of the Americas. A major controversy among protesters was the decision of the People's Summit organizers to march away from the perimeter yesterday. The main march turned right. Those wanting to join the confrontations turned left. The majority followed their leadership and turned right, but many were angry not go to the perimeter. Instead, they went to a parking lot several kilometres from the action. March organizers argued that it was too dangerous to take such a large march into the tiny streets of the old city. No doubt the debate about the various tactics used this weekend will continue for some time. THE CONFRONTATIONS As well, there were a few fierce and prolonged confrontations with police. These exchanges drew most of the media attention. In at least two locations, activists battled police in what looked more like a war than a demonstration. This reporter has never witnessed such a well-organized, sustained fight between demonstrators and police. At the perimeter, combatants positioned themselves on two sides of a wide road. They advanced and retreated as police attacked with tear gas, a water cannon and - later - plastic bullets. It went on all afternoon and into the night. According to the Ligue des droits et libertés (Quebec's civil liberties union), violence escalated on Saturday primarily because of police tactics. André Paradis, executive director of that organization, told a press conference on Sunday that police escalated their tactics in three ways: First, they used tear gas from the moment of confrontation. Second, they used more aggressive weapons - such as water canons and plastic bullets. And third, they left the perimeter and chased protesters into a residential area, where some property damage occurred for the first time in 48 hours of protest. According to the union - which had thirty observers on the ground - only 5 per cent of the protesters confronting police were violent. "Most of the demonstrators in the Upper Town [near the perimeter] were singing and dancing and peaceful," said spokesperson Sam Boske. Over the course of the day, a growing number of trade unionists and others like the Council of Canadians joined the direct action to support the youth who were battling police. A full day before the planned demonstration, activist leader Jaggi Singh was snatched from the street by five plainclothes police officers. His bail hearing is not until Wednesday. Singh has been charged with breaching a previous bail order, participating in a riot and possession of a weapon. The weapon in question was the theatrical catapult that was used to hurl stuffed toys at police Friday. NO PEACE FOR THE PEACEFUL Both Friday and Saturday saw mass peaceful civil disobedience that involved at least 6,000 people. These demonstrators were willing to face tear gas and the police for their beliefs. Even so, some peaceful protesters were treated with unexpected brutality. Anna Dashtgard is the organizer of the Common Front Against the World Trade Organization. She described a sit-in of about 500 people on a side street near the fenced perimeter. As people sang and held up peace signs, riot police approached from two sides, trapping the group. After only one warning, police hurled tear gas directly into the group. "I've never experienced anything like this," said Dashtgard - who also participated in protests at Seattle and Windsor. "It was so brutal." After dispersing, some people regrouped in different places. One cluster of protesters was assaulted without warning. They believe the weapons of choice were concussion bombs. Another group was warned that police were about to clear the streets. Most of the protesters - frightened by the tear gas canons pointed directly at them - walked away. "The riot police trampled over the few who remained," said Josephine, an activist who was shaken by the experience. It was impossible to approach the areas where the perimeter had been breached without feeling the painful sting of tear gas. Yet thousands of people, most of them young, climbed the stairs and streets to the Upper City. This is where the standoffs between police and protesters continued all day. Plastic bullets injured several people - including one woman who was hit in the throat. She required an emergency tracheotomy. As of Sunday morning, 450 people had been arrested. People were held in jail, denied the right to contact their lawyers or their families, and without food, reported Quebec's civil liberties union. Both male and female accused were stripped and left naked in front of others. These abuses were corrected after the union intervened. ----- Judy Rebick is the publisher of rabble.ca, a new interactive online magazine born the same week as the Summit. For a lot more Quebec coverage, check out www.rabble.ca. =================================================================== Quebec police defend tactics <http://cbc.ca/cgi-bin/templates/view.cgi?/news/2001/04/22/protest_pmc_010422> Apr 22, 2001 QUEBEC CITY - Police in Quebec City are defending the actions they took on the second day of clashes with protesters. Police escalated their attacks on demonstrators, using water cannon, rubber bullets, tear gas and smoke bombs. The stench of tear gas from the previous night had not yet cleared away before police officers in riot gear were moving towards the fence again. There were more protesters on Saturday and they seemed more determined than on the first day. Tear gas, as many as 30 canisters a minute, were thrown at protesters every time they tried to get close. Snow-making equipment was used as giant fans to push the stinging fumes away from police lines and into the crowd. A new weapon, big cistern trucks fitted with water cannon drenched protesters with a powerful spray, pushing them away. German shepherds barking from behind the lines acted as a deterrent, so did rubber bullets fired at some of the most determined protesters. Police can't say exactly how many of those bullets were fired, but RCMP Staff Sgt. Mike Gaudet says it's all part of their measured approach. "We will use whatever measures we deem necessary to make sure that perimeter is kept secure. It's not perfect science," he said. The police use of force was met with eggs, bottles, rocks, pipes and bonfires. In the early hours of Sunday morning, the water cannon was still being used against 50 or so protesters on one boulevard. Tear gas was being shot from above a cliff into a dancing crowd below, creating waves of panic in a otherwise festive group. =================================================================== Saturday 21 April 2001 Police defend gas tactic Hockey pucks, rocks, balls hurled by demonstrators The (Montreal) Gazette As a man-made cyclone of tear gas swirled outside the Summit of the Americas in Quebec City yesterday, police a few blocks away defended their tactics in turning away hundreds of protesters who tore down large patches of the barricade built to keep them out. "The tear gas served its purpose - it dispersed the crowd of protesters," said Inspector Robert Poeti of the Surete du Quebec. "It got rid of the people who didn't want any part of that kind of thing. And the ones who stayed were the ones we wanted to deal with - the ones interested in fighting." Police don't relish clashing with demonstrators, Poeti said, but sometimes confrontations like yesterday's are unavoidable. "They were disgraceful images, I admit," Poeti said of the scenes shown on newscasts throughout the globe last night. "And it's not something police like doing. "But our mandate is to secure the perimeter and protect the delegates inside, and that's what we did." As police displayed the wide range of objects hurled at riot police by protesters - hockey pucks, golf balls, rocks - they also took great pains to defend the 3.8-kilometre fence erected to protect delegates. Even though it crumpled quickly during its first real test yesterday, police said the fence served its purpose. "Even after the fence went down, no one pierced the perimeter," Poeti said. "We've been saying all along - the security fence is only meant as a temporary measure. We're not really surprised something like this could happen. "But the way police handled the situation, we had complete control of the perimeter. No one got within 10 feet inside (the fence) before being turned back," Poeti said. Police said they were more than willing to let the protesters march the streets after they left Universite Laval, but things changed around 2 p.m when a policeman was ambushed. Six black-clad, masked protesters swarmed a Sainte-Foy cruiser and started slashing its tires, police said. When the officer got out of the car, police say he was beaten bloody by the gang of protesters, who ran away and were still at large last night. The officer was taken to hospital where he was treated for cuts to his face before being released. Police said he was the only officer injured yesterday, but another officer suffered minor injuries and a third was treated for a heart condition, said Denise Lacoursiere of the Regional Health Board in Quebec City. Police said only four people were arrested yesterday, although those at the scene of yesterday's clashes reported seeing many more people dragged away by riot police. One of the protesters was arrested even before the demonstrations started. Police said he was a protest leader who engaged in violent, Black Bloc tactics who had been under surveillance for several weeks. They would not release his identity. Sgt. Mike Gaudet of the RCMP said the police approach to protesters yesterday was simply a measured response to a perceived threat, not an attempt to quell any further demonstrations slated for the rest of the weekend. "We don't have a crystal ball, but we always start with the premise that the majority of people are there to protest peacefully," Gaudet said. "We will always respect the right of people to demonstrate in peace. "But it doesn't take an enormous number of people to cause public disorder and confrontations." =================================================================== Friday 20 April 2001 Woman denies terrorist label Group 'didn't plan to hurt anyone' The (Montreal) Gazette "We are not terrorists," a young woman claiming to speak for a Montreal anti-globalization group calling itself Germinal said yesterday. Seven young men who belong to the group have been charged with conspiring to commit life-endangering mischief at the Quebec City Summit of the Americas this weekend. "We were ready to assume responsibility for our actions, but not to assume responsibility for the accusations which were made against us," she said. The woman, in her 20s, did not want her name published, but said she was a political science student at the Universite du Quebec a Montreal. Her statements were made from an apartment, on Rosemont Blvd., formerly occupied by Mario Bertoncini, 23, one of the seven men charged. A female occupant of the apartment, who did not want to be identified either, said Bertoncini no longer lived there, but she and the other woman were both members of the group that has allegedly planned for several months to break through the security fence at the summit. "We didn't plan to hurt anyone," the occupant said. "None of the materials seized by police were dangerous. They were only intended to help us break through the fence. The charges have been grossly exaggerated." Police seized smoke bombs, "thunder flash" grenade simulators, baseball bats, slingshots and bags of steel balls, as well as motorcycle helmets and anti-globalization literature when they nabbed two members of the group on Highway 20 as they were nearing Quebec City Tuesday night. Police arrested four men in the Montreal area hours later, seizing two timing devices, fire accelerants and home-made body shields. They issued a warrant for the arrest of another member, Pierre David Habel, 21, who surrendered to RCMP in Quebec on Wednesday night, accompanied by his lawyer. Habel was taken to Orsainville prison. He and the six other young men have pleaded not guilty to plotting mischief likely to endanger life. In Montreal, the woman claiming to be the Germinal spokesman said 15 group members were sent to Quebec City. "There are eight more who have already arrived in Quebec," the woman said. She would not say whether the other members also carried tools to help them break through the fence. The woman said the group planned the operation for months in advance. "All the members were acting after much political reflection. It was obvious to us that peaceful demonstration wasn't the answer. Nobody listens." Even so, the group planned to respect those who were demonstrating peacefully. "We planned to break through the fence outside areas of peaceful demonstration. There were areas where more militant groups would welcome what we were intending to do." The woman said most of the group members were well-educated - university students of history, political science and economics. She said the group was founded "around a table one night." Of the seven men arrested, Serge Vallee was a Canadian Forces reservist and Alex Boissoneault was a former soldier. "Normally," the woman said, "a reservist wouldn't get in trouble for being in possession of military equipment like the grenade simulators that were seized. Reservists take those things home all the time." However, she said, the group was infiltrated about two months ago. "He called himself Nicolas. He helped buy materials for shields. He supplied us with cell phones. He participated in meetings and he even brought us wine. "It was his car that was stopped on the way to Quebec - and he was in the car. It was his car that contained the materials that were seized." The woman said the infiltrator, who claimed to be a young entrepreneur in his late 20s, joined the group after making friends with one of its members. She wouldn't say who, but she did say it was one of those arrested. Police refused to confirm or deny her story. "The details of our investigation, which was jointly conducted by the RCMP, the provincial police and the Canadian Forces, will come out during the trial," Staff Sgt. Mike Gaudet of the RCMP said yesterday. And Lt. Pierre Babinsky of the Canadian Forces said reservists are not normally allowed to take home pyrotechnics such as the grenade simulators. "Reservists are required to return pyrotechnic training devices before leaving the field," Babinsky said. One of those arrested, Roman Pokorski, 22, was a candidate for the Bloc Pot in the 1998 Quebec election. Bloc Pot leader Marc Boris St-Maurice said he hasn't seen or spoken to Pokorski in two years. =================================================================== Report on Cornwall action 4/21/2001 From: "Jennifer Tsun" "Who controls the medium, controls the message" The successful slowdown yesterday of 401 traffic between Kingston and Cornwall by the Border Caravan was grossly under-reported in spite of numerous media cameras and a large police presence. The caravan of some two dozen vehicles drove at 65 kph in front of a mass of eighteen wheelers and cars, some of whose drivers were quite perturbed. At one point a transport trailer bearing the name "Chrysler Company" roared up dangerously close behind this driver, furiously honking his horn until we got out of his way. Nearly clipping our rear end and terrifying our passenger, he roared off ahead of the pack. One or two more vehicles managed to get through but the rest stayed back in a procession that must have been miles long though we have as yet no reports from the air. The caravan arrived at Walmarts near the bridge in Cornwall to meet with the OCAP bus there. The combined crowd numbered about 300 according to this reporter's estimate and there were about 20 Cornwall and OPP officers standing around. The plan was to continue over the first bridge, the toll bridge onto the island in Akwesasne Reserve where the Canadian Customs offices are located. We were assured by our Mohawk allies that we would be able to safely park our cars there and then proceed on foot to meet the Americans on the second bridge. The Mohawks had hosted a fish fry on the American side to welcome the protesters coming to the Quebec Summit. Some negotiations took place between our Mohawk allies and the police while the caravan waited patiently in the parking lot. Finally the procession headed out following the little white volvo with the sign "Welcome to Akwesasne" in the rear window. When we reached the toll booths we were forced to pay the toll even though it had been understood we would not. This was just the beginning of the betrayal and turnabout on the agreement just reached. As soon as about 7 cars got through the tolls, the barricade was thrown up and the rest of the caravan forced to turn back to Cornwall. The few who had gotten through attempted to park and continue as planned but every time they stopped, law enforcement officers from either the Mohawk police or the RCMP or the OPP rushed over to aggressively demand they move on. They too were forced back to Cornwall with the police numbering about 100 officers. There was also a good number of Mohawk people standing behind a police tape on the roadway that leads to Chief Mike Mitchell's house. A few of those people looked hostile or worried while most seemed just curious. A film had been shown in the Mohawk community a few days earlier depicting the violence and mayhem that the protesters would surely bring. Mike Mitchell, chief of the band council created and financed by the Canadian government claims to represent the Mohawk people at Akwesasne in his shunning of the protesters passing through. However, there are at least 6 other factions in this community. Mitchell, lackey and puppet of the Canadian government represents the Mohawks at Akwesasne about as much as Jean Chretien represents the rest of us. Once back at the parking lot, a quick meeting of spokespersons gathered to decide their next steps. In spite of the long walk over the bridge and the prospect of that awful smell spewing from the many smoke stacks that line the shores here, it was agreed that the Canadian contingent would walk to meet their American counterparts. However, the police had meanwhile closed and blocked the bridge. A line of 76 officers (7 female) formed across the road with each officer holding the belt of the one in front of him. They were not dressed in riot gear but were a motley assortment of Cornwall and OPP officers in uniform. The protesters gathered in front of them with their flags and placards, occasionally chanting "let us through" etc. and making pointed remarks to the officers who remained silent and expressionless in their line. There were many more police officers scattered about, probably numbering more than the protesters. The cost of the police presence to tax payers would be interesting to know while of course the protesters were traveling at their own expense. Many planned to continue on to Quebec City but many also were staying in Ontario, in their own communities were actions and consciousness raising are very much needed. Globalization does mean everywhere and it is not necessary to travel far to see oppression, injustice and destruction. In a brief speech, Sue Collis of OCAP mentioned a study done at Akwesasne which recommended that women there not breast feed their babies due to the level of toxins found in the breast milk. What many people may not know is that this study was done some 15 years ago. With Cornwall being one of the most polluted areas in Canada, how much worse must the water and air and soil now be in this Mohawk community where factories have been spewing and spilling sulfurous and other toxic materials for over 50 years? Surely, most of the Mohawk people know that big industry runs rough shod over indigenous people destroying the land and seldom returning any of the profits to their communities. Globalization did not begin with the ftaa but 500 years ago with European expansionism and colonization of the rest of the world. A placard in the crowd reminded us all of the Jay Treaty and the two row wampum. However, many Canadians have no idea what this refers to. The Jay Treaty was made nearly 200 years ago between the British crown and the People of the Longhouse. This treaty guaranteed the Mohawk Nation free and undisturbed passage of their people, belongings, family and friends across the border established by the British and American governments in the midst of Akwesasne. territory. In typical fashion, this treaty has not been honoured but instead, the people of Akwesasne, traveling back and forth across the border are subject to search and seizure and constant harassment by both Canadian and American customs and immigration on a daily basis. The two row wampum was a record kept by the Mohawks in a beaded and woven form which exists to this day. The two row wampum was the Mohawk Nation's copy of the treaty agreements with the Crown which promised that the two nations would exist side by side like two boats in the water, separate but friendly and never interfering in each others business. The performance by various Canadian law enforcement officers at Cornwall/Akwesasne on Thursday, April 19, 2001 was a mockery of this sacred trust. As the Americans trickled in on foot, they were met with cheers. The street had gained an almost party atmosphere with food and music being offered from the back of a pickup truck. One Mohawk family returning from a two week vacation were furious when the police would not let them pass. The police spokesman said, "It is for your own safety." The Mohawk gentleman did not accept this answer and neither did the crowd who shouted angrily for him to be let through. He demanded that they contact Louis Mitchell, head of the Mohawk police which they reluctantly agreed to do. Facing a long drive home, we decided to leave then, hopeful the Mohawk family would be let through and that the crowd would be allowed to disperse peacefully and continue their long drive to Quebec City in time for Friday's day of Actions. =================================================================== Subject: MASSIVE REPRESSION IN QUEBEC (fr) Date: Sun, 22 Apr 2001 From: morris bubuv <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> ARRESTS NOW TOTAL 450 AS OF SUNDAY APRIL 22th, at 1pm THE NIGHT OF CONFRONTATION DIDN'T END UNTIL EARLY THIS MORNING Quebec-City, April 22 2001, 1pm - During the mega-union-demo of more than 30,000 people yesterday (Saturday) several thousand peoples moved to up-town to attack the security perimeter. The Black Bloc and unionists (most notably from the car industry) committed several spectacular actions (we are talking of several breach in the fence). Police repression was intense, the air was unbreathable in at least 2 popular neighborhood of the downtown areas. Confrontation between protestors and riot police lasted for over 14 hours on different fronts and police launched around 1000 tear gas canisters, in some instances they fired 30 of them in one minute, according to live reports from the radio It seems there was not a lot of vandalism (besides banks and multinationals) but fires were lighted up in the street at numerous spots. The cops gradually retook control of the streets in the upper city at the end of the evening, meanwhile thousands of people converged towards giant street parties in downtown areas. Actually, authorities are speaking of a total of 450 arrests since the summit started last Friday (including a lot of mass arrests, including a group of thirty people accused of being in possession of Molotov cocktails. As we're filling this report, legal committee confirmed to us that 200 arrested people are actually waiting inside police buses in front of Orsainville prison, some of them were actually detained in these buses for around 10 hours). Cops make a strip search of the arrested before they make them enter the prison, and after that they go through a shower because of the high concentration of tear gas residues over their skin and clothes. For a couple of hours, strip searches were made in full view of everybody, men and women included. Latest figure say 34 cops and 60 demonstrators were wounded (but it's probably a conservative figure on the protestors side). Cops are shooting plastic bullets in the upper body of protestors, causing bad wounds, like a guy who had his jaw broken after being hit with plastic bullets in the face. Also, an individual is actually going through an operation at an intensive care unit after receiving a plastic bullet at the level of his throat. Rights and Liberty League just finished a press conference in which they denounced horizontal shootings of tear gas grenades on demonstrators and shooting of electric discharges with taser guns on peaceful protestors who were simply doing a sit-in. At the court, defense lawyers are actually trying to force the court to make physical appearance (habeas corpus) of forty arrested people because, until now, all court appearance were made through video from Orsainville jail. Court's warders blocked the access of the court to the public even though judge Yvon Mercier stated yesterday that the court proceedings aren't closed to the public. Only 11 persons arrested in last Friday have been able to go through video-appearance yesterday (Saturday). Crown prosecutors have been successful in arguing for the next video-appearance to be next Wednesday, despite the fact that they have not produced yet any evidence against them. Charges range from "obstructing police work", "possessing weapons" and "participating in a riot". Intense police surveillance of local anarchists confirms itself. Were looking for who was arrested and who wasn't. We'll know more after CLAC's and CASA's general assembly this afternoon. For now, a solidarity march will take place today, at 2 pm this afternoon. Thanks a lot to continue to protest against this massive repression. Nicolas Phebus Emile-Henry Anarchist Group (NEFAC-Quebec) Francophone secretariat of the NEFAC Alexandre Popovic Collective Opposed to Police Brutality =================================================================== Police, demonstrators clash again at Quebec summit <http://www.bergen.com/news/sumprotes200104223.htm> Sunday, April 22, 2001 By TOM COHEN The Associated Press QUEBEC - Police clashed with hundreds of rock-throwing activists Saturday while most of the nearly 30,000 demonstrators marched peacefully through this picturesque city protesting a proposed free-trade pact. Protesters shook the chain-link and concrete wall encircling a 34-nation summit and pelted police with stones and sand-filled bottles. Officers charged with nightsticks and opened fire with rubber bullets, tear gas, and water cannons, blowing one man back on the pavement. In two days of unrest, police said, at least 34 police officers were injured, as were 45 demonstrators. There were at least 150 arrests. Protesters tied a long rope to one section of the fence in an attempt to tear it down. At another point, they used wire cutters and tore the barrier down with their bare hands, but a graveyard fence still stood in their way. Riot police took up positions among the tombstones to defend the perimeter. Another group tried to breach the fence a few blocks away but also was held back with water cannons and tear gas. The violence came as two peaceful marches wound through the city. Thousands of people converged on Quebec from across the hemisphere and Europe to protest the Summit of the Americas, where President Bush and other leaders debated a zone known as the Free Trade Area of the Americas. A delegation of activists trying to breach the gate met up with one of the marches and urged protesters to join them at the clashes. But the marchers, who filed through the city chanting "solidarity," said their march was peaceful and continued on their planned route. At a separate march across town, a carnival atmosphere accompanied a crowd that included people of all ages. Cheerleaders with pompoms led anti-free-trade chants and a float carried a guillotine draped with the American flag. One woman painted her bare chest with an anti-trade slogan. At one spot of frequent clashes between police and demonstrators, police brought in snarling dogs and positioned them just inside the fence in case any demonstrators broke through. Protesters broke open the fence in one area nearby, but police quickly rushed in and stood shoulder-to-shoulder on both sides of the break until the fence was repaired. Police continued to fire and hurl tear-gas canisters into the crowds. But demonstrators often picked up the canisters and threw them back at the police. Several demonstrators used hockey sticks to slam the canisters away from them. At one point, a group of black-clad activists began to throw wooden barricades through the windows of a bank, shattering them. Other protesters quickly surrounded them and booed. "Go and confront the police. Don't destroy property. It gives us all a bad image," admonished Sel Burrows, a 57-year-old retiree from Thompson, Canada. He turned to a journalist. "They're just crazies," he said. "They don't represent the rest of us." Organizers of that march asked police to stop firing tear gas as they passed near the flashpoints, saying children in the protest group could be sickened by the gas. Police did not appear to let up in their barrage. =================================================================== Police and protesters exchange tear gas as violence rocks Quebec City again <http://www.nationalpost.com/news/updates/story.html?f=/news/updates/stories/20010420/national-792025.html> by JENNIFER DITCHBURN AND ALEXANDER PANETTA Canadian Press QUEBEC (CP) - Police and hundreds of protesters fought a running battle for several hours Saturday, with tear gas, Molotov cocktails and plastic bottles full of pebbles flying over a security barricade. Some demonstrators dressed in black used wire- cutters on the metal fence set up to protect 34 world leaders who continued meeting at the Summit of the Americas just a few hundred metres from the chaos. Helicopters swirled overhead as protesters lit bonfires in garbage cans and on the ground along the heavily guarded perimeter. The second consecutive day of violence to rock Quebec City contrasted sharply with a simultaneous peaceful protest involving an estimated 30,000 people. The figure was given by police. Organizers said up to 60,000 people took part. Authorities said that, as of late Saturday afternoon, about 150 people had been arrested since Friday. Fifty-seven protesters and 34 police officers had been injured. The political leaders, including Prime Minister Jean Chretien and U.S. President George W. Bush, continued their free-trade talks as police used powerful water cannons to prevent some demonstrators from getting any closer to the summit site. Chretien, speaking at a late-afternoon news conference as the violence continued nearby, called the summit a "great success." "We had a very good meeting," Chretien said. "There was a big parade today, a very peaceful one. . . .We knew there was to be some people who were to come and try to stop us." Earlier, some people were flung on the concrete at the security perimeter like rag dolls as they tried to pull down part of the three-metre-high chain-link barricade with a rough rope pulley. They succeeded in trashing a big strip of the fence running along a cemetery where they . But riot police moved in to keep people back. Some of those in the heat of the battle Saturday were dressed in black - the preferred fashion of the Black Bloc, an anarchist group that has been blamed for violence at previous international trade meetings. But those taking part in the melee were outnumbered by those who participated in the peaceful protest. Chantal Castonguay wondered why people feel the need to turn violent in such protests. "It's a different way to express yourself but I don't think you have to be violent to make yourself understood," said Castonguay. Despite the mayhem, most of the protesters near the perimeter were peaceful. A crowd sat down at one point, clapping and flashing peace signs while others tossed bricks and bottles at police. "What are you doing?" one shouted. "You're only hurting our guys. Wake up!" In another part of the city, a man had his car daubed with graffiti in the form of $ signs. The man, who was inside the vehicle as people stomped on it, yelled "I'm a member of the NDP." They didn't get down right away. Many in the crowd in the heart of the old city carried anti-capitalist banners and flags of the former Soviet Union. "I think the police are having a lot of fun," said Jude Lee of Montreal. "The protesters are mostly calm but it seems like these guys spent so much money and have to prove something." Said another demonstrator: "This is a police state. Let's get together in force." Several of those arrested late Friday and early Saturday were arraigned on a variety of charges, including participating in a riot, obstructing the work of police officers and wearing a disguise. Assault and weapons charges were also laid against some. The latest violence came as Bush, Chretien and other leaders kicked off talks on creating the largest free-trade zone in the world by emphasizing the benefits of liberalized trade. Chretien promised that the views of civic groups - many of whom worry that globalization and free trade will hurt social programs, labour rights and the environment - will be accommodated. "They have been heard and engaged," said the prime minister. "The result of these exchanges will be reflected in the plan of action." Away from the skirmishes Saturday, the thousands of labour unionists and their families marched peacefully, chanting and flying banners. Several federal NDP and Bloc MPs joined in. NDP Leader Alexa McDonough said the symbol of the barricade attracts violence. "Unfortunately, I think there are a tiny number or anarchists who always know they can attract the cameras if they engage in totally violent hostile activities. "But if people are going to be truthful, people in Canada will be told that tens of thousands of demonstrators have come together in solidarity to fight for a more humane society." Chretien and Bush acknowledged there are widespread fears about the effects of an enlarged free trade zone. But Bush sent a signal that he may be ready to battle Canada and several other countries who will insist on the inclusion of environment and labour standards in any new trade pact. "These concerns must not be an excuse for self-defeating protectionism," said the U.S. president. Both leaders spoke about the importance of protecting democracy and the independence of institutions like the judiciary. The countries are expected to adopt a so-called democracy clause to ensure member nations continue to support general freedoms. Chretien, host of the third summit meeting of hemispheric countries, said democracies face a "crisis of legitimacy and relevancy." "Declining voter turnout at election time is but one indication," said Chretien, whose election last fall attracted just 63 per cent of eligible voters. "The challenge we all face as leaders is how we steer our government agenda back to the most critical problems facing our citizens." The U.S. president referred to Cuba when he told his 33 hemispheric counterparts that he looks forward to the day that all countries in the Americas are included in the summit and any future trade deal. "We have a great vision before us - a fully democratic hemisphere bound together by goodwill and free trade," Bush said. "That's a tall order. It's a chance of a lifetime. "This is not the time to grow timid or weary . . . We will inspire the world by our example." =================================================================== 68,000 March In Quebec Listen to the people <http://www.newswire.ca/releases/April2001/22/c6869.html> Sixty-eight thousand march peacefully in Quebec as thousands join them across the county OTTAWA, April 22 /CNW/ - Canadian Labour Congress President Ken Georgetti today joined with the leadership of the Canadian labour movement in congratulating Canadians for making their voices heard this weekend. Sixty- eight thousand people, most from the labour movement, gathered to peacefully march through the streets of Quebec on Saturday. Thousands of others took part in solidarity events in communities right across the country. "Whether you marched with labour, with students, with women, with environmental or anti-poverty activists, or on your own, your voice was heard," said Georgetti. "By working together, we've changed the debate. We've demonstrated that our government does not have a mandate to pursue a trade agreement that ignores the human, social and environmental demands of the people." According to a poll released by the CLC at the alternative People's Summit of the Americas, one in five Canadians wanted to be in Quebec City last week on the side of the protesters. The poll also found that a vast majority - 90 per cent - of Canadians expect Parliament to debate and hold public hearings on the final text of any new trade agreement. Seventy-four per cent would favour a national referendum before anything is signed. "Canadians want to be part of the decision-making," said Georgetti. "The fact that the Summit of the Americas ended today with the working text of that trade deal still unknown to all but a few people - most of whom are unelected and unaccountable - is downright offensive." The Canadian Labour Congress intends to keep up the fight for fair trade by working with labour movements from throughout the hemisphere. Tomorrow, CLC representatives will be in Washington at a meeting of the ORIT, the international body for labour organizations in the Americas. "We will be planning collective hemispheric action to ensure that the voices of working families prevail against an agenda that is now only concerned with corporate profit," says CLC Vice President Hassan Yussuff. The Canadian Labour Congress is the country's central labour body, representing over 2.3 million workers and their families. Mr. Georgetti will be in Ottawa on the morning of Monday April 23, 2001. ----------- For further information:Jeff Atkinson, CLC Communications, (613) 526-7425 or (613) 292-1413 (cell); Jean Wolff, CLC Communications, (613) 526-7431 or (613) 798-6040 (cell) =================================================================== Police fire water cannon, tear gas in Quebec City <http://cbc.ca/cgi-bin/templates/view.cgi?/news/2001/04/21/protest_pmc_010421> Sun Apr 22 QUEBEC CITY - For the second day in a row, protesters and riot police traded more than just words at a summit on expanding free trade throughout the Western Hemisphere. Water cannon and tear gas were used to push back hundreds of demonstrators intent on once again tearing down part of the three-metre-high fence. A section of the barricade was breached Friday night. Some people in the crowd hurled Molotov cocktails and chunks of concrete at officers who stood guard at the perimeter. A few protesters ran towards the fence and tried in vain to topple it with ropes. Late Saturday, the RCMP said that a total of about 150 demonstrators had been arrested since Friday afternoon. Dozens of people, including police officers, were also treated in hospitals, according to the Quebec City Regional Health Board. Some had cuts; most suffered from exposure to tear gas. There were also unconfirmed reports of wounds from rubber bullets. Like the fence surrounding the summit site, there was clear division over whether police responded with the right level of force. Protesters who came expecting peaceful demonstrations said they were appalled by the actions of both sides. Others hurled accusations squarely at riot police, accusing the officers of taunting the crowd by pounding their shields with clubs. They also said using tear gas and water guns was unnecessary. During a news conference Saturday night, Prime Minister Jean Chrétien once again praised police for what he called proper restraint in maintaining crowd control. He blamed the clashes on extreme protesters determined to disrupt the summit. Elsewhere in the provincial capital, roughly 30,000 people staged a peaceful march through the streets, chanting their opposition to globalization. Labour groups from across North, Central and South America took part in the walk. Most of the union delegates joined human rights activists and environmentalists in peaceful rallies away from the security fence. But some of them broke away from the main march and decided to join a group of protesters resolute on knocking down the security barricade. The running battles began at about 12:30 p.m. eastern time, when a small group of demonstrators showed up at the fence and began climbing it. Police with water cannon responded by turning two hoses on them. A few minutes later, lines of police swept in from a side street and pushed the crowds back. There were several arrests shown live on CBC Newsworld. People were eventually moved away from the fence. But within a couple of hours, protesters had returned in even larger numbers. The ranks of officers in riot gear had also swollen. The crackle of exploding tear canisters could be heard as some people tried to topple the barricade again. By the middle of the afternoon, two lines of demonstrators at another location managed to attach ropes to a section of the security fence and tug as hard as they could. But they failed to pull it to the ground. RCMP Const. Julie Brongel told Don Newman on CBC Newsworld that police didn't get Friday night's crowd under control until 3 a.m. ET Saturday. The Mounties were bracing for similar confrontations early Sunday. Quebec City was not the only scene of protests Saturday. In British Columbia, police shut down the Peace Arch border crossing between Canada and the U.S. when about 2,000 demonstrators staged a peaceful rally. Marches were also held in several cities across Canada. Far from the demonstrations, delegates to the summit strolled through a quiet neighbourhood in the old part of Quebec City. They posed for a group photo, before Chrétien headed off to a news conference. He said all of the leaders had agreed to limit membership in the proposed free trade zone to democratic countries. =================================================================== "Anarchy doesn't mean out of control. It means out of 'their' control." -Jim Dodge ====================================================== "Communications without intelligence is noise; intelligence without communications is irrelevant." -Gen. Alfred. M. Gray, USMC ====================================================== "It is not a sign of good health to be well adjusted to a sick society." -J. Krishnamurti ====================================================== "The world is my country, all mankind my brethren, and to do good is my religion." -Thomas Paine ====================================================== " . . . it does not require a majority to prevail, but rather an irate, tireless minority keen to set brush fires in people's minds . . . " -Samuel Adams ====================================================== "You may never know what results come from your action. But if you do nothing, there will be no results." -Gandhi ====================================================== "The most dangerous man to any government is the man who is able to think things out for himself, without regard to the prevailing superstitions and taboos. Almost inevitably he comes to the conclusion that the government he lives under is dishonest, insane, and intolerable." -H.L. 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